The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-07-02

your personal virtues, for their important In.
fiuencc In producing and causing the prosper.
Gus and well-ordered condition OF affairs now
generally prevailing throughout your domin-
ions.
"May your life be prolonged, and peace,
honor and prosperity bless tho people over
whom you have been called to rule. May
liberty flourish throughout your empire, under
just and equal laws, and your Government be
strong In the affections OF nll who live under IL.
"And pray God to have your majesty in His
holy keeping
Done at Washington this 9th day OF May,
| 1887 GROVER CLEVELAND.
"By the Presidents:
VT. +. BAYARD. Secretary OF State"
OBSERVANCE IN AMERICA.
Dispatches from oil over the United States
show that the Queens jubilee was generally
observed by British residents in this country.
AT Washington Minister West gave n dinner to
the diplomatic corps, and q room IN the Gar
| field Memorial Hospital was furnished IN En-
glish oak and endowed. The mayer OF Charles
ton. s. c., sent q message to the Queen, re-
membering her response at the time of the
earthquake
which commenced with the International
cricket match on last Saturday morning. was
J signalized by memorial services In several OF
| the city churches on Sunday and by q really
| imposing banquet Mt the Grand Pacific Hotel
on Monday night, was brought to q pleasant
! and fireworks celebration Mt the lakeside
grounds of Cheltenham Beach yesterday.
The Queens jubilee was celebrated at New
York by public services Mt the Metropolitan
Opera-Housc. Flags were displayed at the
city hall in honor of the event by order of
Mayor Hewitt. At the Church of the Holy In
nocents solemn requiem mass was celebrated
for the rcpose OF the souls of "the $4,000 Irish
who have died of starvation" during the present
reign.
rifi iuh opfTl hold hppn In,
| Faneuil Hall, Mayor O'Brien having decided in
response to the requests OF Irish residents that
he had no power to veto the permit. The BAN
quet was kept up till twelve O'Clock. Outside
the streets were crowded with people, but the
| 400 policemen present kept the crowd in check,
| and there was no disturbance aside from some
| OF the guests being hissed.
Throughout Canada the day was generally
celebrated by jubilee services in the cathedrals
and churches. and reviews of troops.
| v1CToRIA's REIGN.
| Victoria, by the grace of God, of the
United Kingdom Of Great Britain and Ire
land, Queen, defender OF tho faith, Empress
of India, was born at Kensington Palace Lon
| don May ~, 1919; assembled the throne ut tho
decease OF her uncle, King William w., June
| 20, 1887; was crowned in Westminster Abbey
| June 2S, 1888 and proclaimed Empress OF India
| at Delhi January ], 1871. The Queen married
| February TO- 1910, H. r. II. Prince Francis
/
| Consort, who died ut Windsor Castle December
| il. 1861.
or this marriage there were born Victoria,
married to the Crown Prince OF Prussia; Al
bert Edward. Prince Of Wales, married to the
Princess Alexandra, daughter of the King Of
Denmark; Princess Alice, married to
Prince Louis of Hess and now
dead; Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburg,
married to the daughter OF the
| late Gar of Russia; Princess Helena, married
to Prince Christian; Prince Arthur, Duke OF
Connaught, married to u German Prncess;
Prince Leopold, Duke Of Albany (now deud),
married to the Princess OF Waldeck Pymont,
and Princess Beatrice, married to Prince
Henry of Battenberg.
| The principal palaces of the Queen are Buck.
ingham Palace, st. james Palace, and Ken.
| sington Palace in London Windsor Castle,
situated some distance from London, and Os.
borne House, seaside residence in the Isle of
| Wight.
| The chief events of Queen victoria's reign
| are
| 1880 and 1Sis.-The chnrtlst riots.
| 1SiO.-Jan. 10, introduction OF the penny
| post
| 1S3s.-First Afghan war. Dost Mohammed
had usurped the Afghan throne, and forco
| was sent to Cabul to depose him and replace
| Shah -Soojah. The British were defeated, and
| of 1900 soldiers and 12,sO0 camp-followers, be-
sides women and children, but one human be-
| ing-Dr. Brydone-returned alive. new army
was sent, under General Pollack, and English
| prestige was restored
1s4i-49-War with the Sikhs and incor-
| poraton OF the Punjaub. Battles of MoodlSee,
Ferozebad, Ahival, Sobrdon, Ramnuggur,
| Chillianwalla and Geogerat. About this time
| the valuable diamond called the Koh-i-noor
was surrendered to the British crewn.
1S41.-The Melbourne ministry became too
| weak to carry on the Government; the princi-
| pies OF free trade found such acceptance in the
| country that they were compelled to resign the
| reins, which were taken up by the Duke of
| Wellington and Sir Robert Peel. 1t was during
this ministry that the bill for the repeal of the
corn laws was carried, consequent upon the
famine in Ireland in 1886 Sir Robert Peel then
I resigned office.
| 1si3.-Agtation in Ireland under O'Connen
| for repeal Of the union.
| 1SiS.-Insurrection in Tipperary.
1s4e.-"Opium war" with China. Hong Kong
ceded to England; Canton. Annoy, Foo .Choo,
Ningpo and Shanghai made open ports.
| 1Si5-47.-Great famine in ireland.
| 1S5O.-The Pope appoints o Roman Catholic
hierarchy with territorial titles; bill passed for
| bidding such titles as illegal.
1S51.-The great exhibition in London.
| 1SN.-Thc Crimean war declared .Sth March,
and closed by the battle of Kars. Peace
signed on the Soth Of March, 1876.
| 1SS.-Aboltion OF the power OF the East In
din Company for the better government OF
| Hindostan Jews admitted into Parliament.
| Hutlny uTcuhS Out W CuWupOro
massacer; sieges Of Lucknow and Delhi.
1S56.-War with China for outrage on mer
chantman. Treaty OF peace OF Tien-Tsin con-
| cluded in 1885, but in 1859 second outrage re-
news hostilities. Treaty of peace ratified Mt
| Pekin, 1860, after the storming of the TalSu
| forts.
| 1S39.-Formation OF the volunteer force.
| lS6l.-The Trent affair; 1871, treaty of Wash
ington; 1872, court of arbitration over the Ala
| bama claims Mt Geneva
| lSG2-63.-The cotton famine.
lsG5-66 Attempted Feninn insurrection in
| Ireland put down by Lord Wodehousc. Wall
| of Cerkenwell prison. London. blownup.
| land ceases to exist.
1S72.-The ballot act.
1si0.-Death of Prince Imperial Louis Ma
| tie OF Ulundi; massacre OF British troops ut
Isandhlwana.
lSS0.-Land League troubles in Ireland.
| lSSl.-War with the Beers in the Transvaal.
British defeat at Maiuba hill.
1SS2.-Arrest of Parnell Sexton, OKelly and
Dillon for undue agitation in connection with
erck Cavcndish and Mr.. Thomas Burke in
Property net passed. Egyptian war against
Arab Bey. Bombardment Of Alexandria and
battle OF Tcl.el-Kebir.
| sins. War In the Soudan against Mahomet
men beaten and massacred at Ell Obcd. But
ties OF Ell Teb and Tamanieh
lssi.-Soudan war renewed; 1885, battle of
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